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📝 Smoke/Steam Generators.
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Online: 38 minutes ago
Online: 38 minutes ago
Evening Black Shoe.
How right you are re the Engineers.
I well remember on my first ship back in 1972 RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) Retainer.
She was by all standards an old girl by then and although powered if I remember correctly with a Doxford Engine on a single screw if we ran up to full speed (max 15 knots)Just made a nice ripple on the bow,but not enough to water ski off the stern.
She would throw out enough smoke to cover an entire convoy if we were at war.
The exhaust soot and detritus that blew out of our funnel was unbelievable.You would think we were burning coal 😂😂
Good days,long gone.
Regards Bill.
How right you are re the Engineers.
I well remember on my first ship back in 1972 RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) Retainer.
She was by all standards an old girl by then and although powered if I remember correctly with a Doxford Engine on a single screw if we ran up to full speed (max 15 knots)Just made a nice ripple on the bow,but not enough to water ski off the stern.
She would throw out enough smoke to cover an entire convoy if we were at war.
The exhaust soot and detritus that blew out of our funnel was unbelievable.You would think we were burning coal 😂😂
Good days,long gone.
Regards Bill.
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Never give up.It will come right in the end.
Fleet Admiral 📝 Smoke/Steam Generators.
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany
Online: 12 hours ago
Online: 12 hours ago
Nice one(s) BS 😉
Very atmospheric!
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Very atmospheric!
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Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.;-/ Cheers Doug
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 📝 Smoke/Steam Generators.
Country: 🇺🇸 United States
Online: 10 hours ago
Online: 10 hours ago
Thinking about this, it's ironic that we put smokers in our models to prove the stacks work. In reality, an engineer takes pride in how clean he can make steam, (with the exception of blowing tubes which is generally done at night with the bridge's permission. Often we'd change course for a few minutes so the blown soot wouldn't get all over our decks or heaven forbid get into the pilot house!)
There are usually stack mirrors installed on ships so the fire room can see up the inside of the stack how clean their fires are without having to go topside.
There are usually stack mirrors installed on ships so the fire room can see up the inside of the stack how clean their fires are without having to go topside.
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"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." Will Rogers.
📝 Smoke/Steam Generators.
Country: 🇺🇸 United States
Online: 10 hours ago
Online: 10 hours ago
I don't have any video of "Fort Valley" underway, but here's a couple of stills with the smoker operating.
It's a petrol based unit that is controlled on a rheostat independent of the main motor RPM. (There's a "chapter" dedicated to this in the "Phantom Tug" build blog.)
It's a petrol based unit that is controlled on a rheostat independent of the main motor RPM. (There's a "chapter" dedicated to this in the "Phantom Tug" build blog.)
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"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." Will Rogers.
Midshipman 📝 Smoke/Steam Generators.
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Online: 3 hours ago
Online: 3 hours ago
On my iOS phone. I have to select it download it then open to view. I hope the pictures help.
Edit
I’m not sure the pictures loaded in the correct order but play about a bit
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I’m not sure the pictures loaded in the correct order but play about a bit
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ANDY is my name. Balne Moor MBC/Kirklees MBC
Rear Admiral 📝 Smoke/Steam Generators.
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada
Online: 11 hours ago
Online: 11 hours ago
I liked the video the smoke comes out nicely. Especially liked the rust look on the boat .
Rick
Rick
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📝 Smoke/Steam Generators.
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Online: 38 minutes ago
Online: 38 minutes ago
Sorry Rick and any others who may have a problem opening.
I use Apple,but,you should still be able to open the file by tapping the file.
You should then get in the left hand corner of the screen a download arrow.
Tap on that and it should then show view or download.
Download it and it should play......Simples.👍👍
I use Apple,but,you should still be able to open the file by tapping the file.
You should then get in the left hand corner of the screen a download arrow.
Tap on that and it should then show view or download.
Download it and it should play......Simples.👍👍
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Never give up.It will come right in the end.
📝 Smoke/Steam Generators.
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada
Online: 11 hours ago
Online: 11 hours ago
Just had to ask. Wonderful Martin thank you.
Rick
Rick
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📝 Smoke/Steam Generators.
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Online: 3 hours ago
Online: 3 hours ago
Rick,
Take a quick look at the Quick Site Guide.
I think i put in there how to open them.
If not get back to me.
Martin555.
Take a quick look at the Quick Site Guide.
I think i put in there how to open them.
If not get back to me.
Martin555.
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If it looks right it probably is.
📝 Smoke/Steam Generators.
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada
Online: 11 hours ago
Online: 11 hours ago
Wondering is there something I'm missing. Have not been able to open a media file. Is because we still use windows 7 on this computer.
Rick
Rick
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